The Quantum Industry Specification Group

On July, 29th, 2008 the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI has founded the Industry Specification Group on Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Technologies (QISG). The group is aimed at successfully transferring quantum cryptography out of the controlled and trusted environment of experimental laboratories into the real world where business requirements, malevolent attackers, and social and legal norms have to be respected.

The Quantum Industry Specification Group (QISG) will team the important European actors from science, industry, and commerce to address standardisation issues in quantum cryptography, and quantum technology in general.

The proposed activities will support the commercialisation of quantum cryptography on various levels and stages. These measures shall close gaps we identified in our years long occupation with quantum cryptography on the technical level as well as on the level of application and business requirements.